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Montevideo, May 13th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

Stories for May 2025

  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Chile: Presidential candidate Tohá dating Minister Marcel

    Boric was never kept in the dark, Tohá explained

    Former Chilean Interior Minister and presidential hopeful on behalf of the Democratic Socialism coalition, Carolina Tohá, admitted during an interview this weekend that she was romantically involved with Finance Minister Mario Marcel. It all began gradually in 2022, during her first year as a Cabinet member, she explained. Their professional bond dates back to the 1990s when Marcel was her boss.

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  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 06:34 UTC

    Exports of Brazilian rice to Central America have farmers with high expectations

    Rio Grande do Sul is southern Brazil is the leading producer and exporter of the country’s rice industry

    Brazilian rice exports to Central America are keeping expectations high and are a formidable incentive for southern Brazilian states’ farmers to prepare for another crop year, according to Fedearroz, the industry’s strong lobby.

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  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 06:11 UTC

    Argentina remembers the sinking of General Belgrano on May 2nd 1982

    Half the crew of ARA General Belgrano, 323 men lost their lives (Pic gov.ar)

    Last Friday, 2nd May Argentina held a remembrance ceremony of the sinking of ARA General Belgrano, which was the largest single loss of lives during the Falkland Islands conflict of 1982.The ceremony took place at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base headed by Defense minister Luis Petri and all the commanders of the Argentine armed forces three services.

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  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Mercosur FMs pledge to deepen regional integration amid global trade challenges

    For the first time in 34 years, top diplomats of all member countries met twice in less than a month

    Foreign Ministers of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur)—namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—gathered Friday in Buenos Aires at the San Martín Palace to advance regional integration amid global trade changes. They focused on eliminating intra-zone trade barriers, strengthening regional value chains, harmonizing regulations, and enhancing physical and digital integration.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Farage does it again: Reform UK trashes Labour and Tories, becomes main opposition

    Reform UK advanced both in Labour and Tory areas, with candidate Sarah Pochin beating Labour in the Runcorn and Helsby House of Commons by-election

    Populist Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party surged into the lead in local elections across England and grabbed one of Labour’s safest parliamentary seats, trashing Conservatives and becoming head of Britain´s opposition, underline UK media.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Pepe Mujica criticizes PIT-CNT central labor for inaction under Lacalle Pou

    “This talk of prioritizing the country is all just talk,” Mujica also said about Uruguayan politicians

    Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica criticized the PIT-CNT central labor union for its inaction during Luis Lacalle Pou’s government (2020-205), noting the absence of strikes and claiming the group only became active under the new leftist government of Yamandú Orsi, which took office on March 1.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:49 UTC

    Chimney installed for Pope-electing conclave

    Meanwhile, the Vatican's press office denied Cardinal Parolin was ill

    Vatican firefighters installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof for the upcoming conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. The chimney, connected to two stoves—one from 1939 for burning ballots and a 2005 model for chemical additives—will emit black smoke for no election, white smoke for a new pope, and yellow smoke for pre-conclave testing.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    World Bank grants additional US$ 230 million to Milei's Argentina

    The WB has so far given US$ 1.5 billion to Milei's administration

    The World Bank (WB) Friday approved a US$ 230 million loan for Argentina to enhance job creation and training, supporting the “Promoting Employment” and “Back to Work” programs. This financing, part of a US$ 12 billion three-year package following Argentina’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, aims to benefit over 800,000 unemployed individuals through training, job search services, and socio-labor skill certification, it was explained.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 09:53 UTC

    Brazilian Social Security Minister resigns amid scandal

    Lupi stepped down, although his name did not come up in the investigations

    Carlos Lupi resigned Friday from his post as Brazil's Social Security Minister after meeting at the Palácio do Planalto with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, given the ongoing fraud investigation at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Although Lupi was not named in the enquiry, he stepped down, emphasizing his commitment to transparency and justice. His second-in-command, Wolney Queiroz, has been chosen as his successor.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 08:46 UTC

    Falklands’ first Loligo season, despite earlier closure, was ‘relatively good’ FIFCA and Spanish associates agree

    Some of the Falklands vessels moored in Galicia. (Pic file)

    The Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) and its Spanish associates said that following the early closure of the first Loligo season, (March first/27 April) given the scientific reports, and with total catches close to 38,000 tons, it was a relatively good season.